CngAlgorithmGroup Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

CngAlgorithmGroup.cs

Encapsulates the name of an encryption algorithm group.

public ref class CngAlgorithmGroup sealed : IEquatable<System::Security::Cryptography::CngAlgorithmGroup ^>

public sealed class CngAlgorithmGroup : IEquatable<System.Security.Cryptography.CngAlgorithmGroup>

type CngAlgorithmGroup = class
    interface IEquatable<CngAlgorithmGroup>

Public NotInheritable Class CngAlgorithmGroup
Implements IEquatable(Of CngAlgorithmGroup)

Inheritance

Object

CngAlgorithmGroup

Implements

IEquatable<CngAlgorithmGroup>

Remarks

The CngAlgorithmGroup class is a utility class. It consists of static properties, comparison methods, and a private, internally maintained string that defines an algorithm group name.

The static properties return CngAlgorithmGroup objects. Each object's internal string is initialized to the algorithm group name that corresponds to the name of the static property.

You can also use this class to create objects for algorithm groups that are not covered by the static properties.

Several Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) classes (such as CngKey) return CngAlgorithmGroup objects. Classes that receive CngAlgorithm objects can retrieve the embedded algorithm group name by calling the object's AlgorithmGroup property.

Therefore, CngAlgorithmGroup serves as an enumeration of well-known algorithm groups. It lets you specify an algorithm group name by using a strongly typed value instead of a string.

Note

CNG classes don't work on non-Windows platforms.

Constructors

CngAlgorithmGroup(String)

Initializes a new instance of the CngAlgorithmGroup class.

Properties

AlgorithmGroup	Gets the name of the algorithm group that the current CngAlgorithm object specifies.
DiffieHellman	Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Diffie-Hellman family of algorithms.
Dsa	Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) family of algorithms.
ECDiffieHellman	Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) family of algorithms.
ECDsa	Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) family of algorithms.
Rsa	Gets a CngAlgorithmGroup object that specifies the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) family of algorithms.

Methods

Equals(CngAlgorithmGroup)	Compares the specified CngAlgorithmGroup object to the current CngAlgorithmGroup object.
Equals(Object)	Compares the specified object to the current CngAlgorithmGroup object.
GetHashCode()	Generates a hash value for the algorithm group name that is embedded in the current CngAlgorithmGroup object.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Gets the name of the algorithm group that the current CngAlgorithm object specifies.

Operators

Equality(CngAlgorithmGroup, CngAlgorithmGroup)	Determines whether two CngAlgorithmGroup objects specify the same algorithm group.
Inequality(CngAlgorithmGroup, CngAlgorithmGroup)	Determines whether two CngAlgorithmGroup objects do not specify the same algorithm group.